gast in Old English

IPA: /ɡɑːst/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gaist}} Proto-West Germanic *gaist, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*gaistaz}} Proto-Germanic *gaistaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=gāst|head2=|sort=}} gāst m, {{ang-noun|m|head=gāst}} gāst m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|gāst}}, {{ang-decl-noun|gāst|gāstas|gāst|gāstas|gāstes|gāsta|gāste|gāstum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: gāst [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], gāst [nominative, singular], gāstas [nominative, plural], gāst [accusative, singular], gāstas [accusative, plural], gāstes [genitive, singular], gāsta [genitive, plural], gāste [dative, singular], gāstum [dative, plural]

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "spiritual",
      "word": "gāstlīċ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "gost"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: gost, gast, gaast, goost, goste\nEnglish: ghost\nScots: gaist, gast, ghaist\nYola: gaast"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*gaist"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*gaistaz"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz.",
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    {
      "form": "gāst",
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāstas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāstas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāstes",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāsta",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāstum",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "3": "gāst",
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        "6": "gāsta",
        "7": "gāste",
        "8": "gāstum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the Holy Spirit",
          "text": "sē Hālga Gāst",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'll be with you in spirit.",
          "text": "Iċ bēo mid þē on gāste.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "id": "en-gast-ang-noun-pomZrdMl",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breath"
      ],
      "id": "en-gast-ang-noun-NnocWSRY",
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        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "demon"
      ],
      "id": "en-gast-ang-noun-vxQeszUG",
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑːst/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gaast"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gast"
}

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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "spiritual",
      "word": "gāstlīċ"
    }
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz.",
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāstum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "gāst",
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        "7": "gāste",
        "8": "gāstum",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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        {
          "english": "the Holy Spirit",
          "text": "sē Hālga Gāst",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'll be with you in spirit.",
          "text": "Iċ bēo mid þē on gāste.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "spirit"
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        "ghost"
      ],
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        [
          "ghost",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "breath"
      ],
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        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "demon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑːst/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gǣst"
    },
    {
      "word": "gaast"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gast"
}

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"gast" meaning in Old English

Noun